Sermons and Biblical Studies

The House of Lovingkindness "Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep market, a pool (bathing place), which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda (House of Loving Kindness)" (Joh_5:2). How striking it is that in Jerusalem, which expresses the "possession of peace," there was no peace to the man who was thirty-eight years sick. … Continue reading “0342. The House of Lovingkindness”

At the Bethesda Pool Every parable and every miracle seems full of deepest meaning for those who care to search the depths. We are giving a lesson to this man, healed at the Bethesda Pool, because it teaches us so many things concerning the "way of life." The man whom Christ healed was a man … Continue reading “0341. At the Bethesda Pool”

Jesus Christ Sent From the Father "When the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. "And He shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you" (Act_3:19-20). 1. Peter says that God will send Jesus Christ. There are many to-day who have given up the blessed hope of the Lord’s … Continue reading “0340. Jesus Christ Sent From the Father”

Jesus Christ Received Into Glory "Whom the Heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began" (Act_3:21). One is greatly rejoiced as he beholds in Peter’s words, his clear knowledge of vital dispensational truth. About the ascension … Continue reading “0339. Jesus Christ Received Into Glory”

A Call to Repentance "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord" (Act_3:19). 1. There is a distinction between the call to repentance here, and the call in Act_2:37, Act_2:38. In the sermon at Pentecost the appeal … Continue reading “0338. A Call to Repentance”

The Sufferings of Christ "And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers. "But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all His prophets, that Christ should suffer, He hath so fulfilled" (Act_3:17-18). 1. Peter conceded that the rulers and the common people acted … Continue reading “0337. The Sufferings of Christ”

The Name That Maketh Strong "And His name through faith in His name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by Him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all" (Act_3:16). 1. The key verse presents to us the fact that Jesus Christ … Continue reading “0336. The Name That Maketh Strong”

Christ Raised From the Dead "Whom God hath raised from the dead" (Act_3:15). There is one dominant note in the preaching of the disciples which is found everywhere in the Book of Acts and that is the note of the resurrection of our Lord. His people denied Him; the Romans acquiesced in the demand of … Continue reading “0335. Christ Raised From the Dead”

Ye Denied the Holy One "But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you" (Act_3:14). It seems unspeakably sad that men should deny the One Whom God glorifies and yet it has always been so. 1. Jesus Christ was denied in His birth. The Bible says, … Continue reading “0334. Ye Denied the Holy One”

God Hath Glorified Jesus "The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified His Son Jesus; Whom ye delivered up, and denied Him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go" (Act_3:13). 1. Peter realized that the healing of the lame man … Continue reading “0333. God Hath Glorified Jesus”